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I was for AY 2008-9 a graduate assistant at Northwestern University's Searle Center for Teaching Excellence; we produced annotated bibliographies of SoTL for public consumption. Several such topic-specific (but not discipline-specific) bibliographies are available on the Searle Center website: http://www.northwestern.edu/searle/resources/literature-on-teaching-and-learning.html#tab1

The SoTL is exactly what it sounds like; research and theory of effective pedagogy. It can range from a thorough guide to planning and executing a course, to a paper reporting someone's success or failure in attempting a particular pedagogical technique, to an argument for or against co-teaching -- it's a wide umbrella.

I found the literature I reviewed to be very helpful to me in planning and implementing my own (philosophy) courses. For me personally, I derive the most value from those pieces which describe innovative sorts of assignments, projects and assessment techniques. When troubleshooting a course (my students are not doing the reading, not engaged, etc) I find consulting general course planning guides to be helpful.

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